Heshel Frumkin (; 1896 –11 April 1974) was an Israeli economist and politician.

Biography

Born in Babruysk in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Frumkin was educated in a heder and yeshiva, and was a member of Tzeiri Zion and HeHalutz during his youth. In 1920 he made

aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

to Mandatory Palestine, where he was amongst the founders of the

Histadrut Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally ( he, ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center ...

trade union. He became a member of kibbutz

Degania Bet Degania Bet ( he, דְּגַנְיָה ב', ) is a kibbutz, kvutza or kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee adjacent to Degania Alef, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. Degania Bet w ...

, and worked in road construction. He helped establish the Office of Public Works, which later became

Solel Boneh Solel Boneh ( he, סולל בונה, lit. ''Paving and Building'') is the oldest, and one of the largest, construction and civil engineering companies in Israel. History During British rule (1921-1948) Solel Boneh was founded in 1921 in British ...

, and was one of its managers. In 1933 he became a member of the Histadrut's executive committee, and was responsible for its economics department. He also served as an economic advisor to the Histadrut leadership. In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on Mapai's list. However, he resigned his seat on 5 February 1951, and was replaced by Jenia Tversky.Knesset Members in the First Knesset
Knesset website In 1953 he established the Economics Quarterly journal, and edited it until 1974, the year in which he died. He published two books, ''Economic Preparedness'' in 1943, and ''Immigration and Development on the way to the State'' in 1971.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frumkin, Heshel 1896 births 1974 deaths People from Babruysk People from Bobruysky Uyezd Jews from the Russian Empire Belarusian Jews Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Israeli people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Jews in Mandatory Palestine Israeli economists Israeli trade unionists Mapai politicians Members of the 1st Knesset (1949–1951)